yacht club

noun

: a club organized to promote and regulate yachting and boating

Examples of yacht club in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web During a three-week stretch in August, dozens of dinghies and small boats were stolen from harbors and yacht clubs in Oakland and Alameda. Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024 The California Yacht Club was started in 1922 by yachtsman from the Los Angeles Athletic Club and other yacht clubs, according to the club’s website. Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023 Their vessel was found abandoned in neighboring St. Vincent and the Grenadines on February 21, with the husband and wife nowhere to be found, the yacht club said. Michael Rios, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024 Dear Miss Manners: My husband’s old boss and his wife invited us to join a local yacht club. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024 My husband’s old boss and his wife invited us to join a local yacht club. Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024 Two private schools are within walking distance on Snell Isle, which is home to the Vinoy Resort & Golf Club as well as a yacht club. Lauren Beale, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 The concept has been pared back in recent years because a continuous waterside greenway was deemed impossible in some areas, including around yacht clubs. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024 Usually most yacht clubs are two types: high-end – where the club owns the restaurant or smaller clubs with no food or restaurant on premise. Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of yacht club was in 1834

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“Yacht club.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yacht%20club. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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